2. What country does this animal live
in?
Since this animal is a fish, it does’nt have a specific
country in which it lives.
Triggerfish are found in almost every tropical type
ocean or sea.
3. Where does this animal use as a
habitat?
This creature uses the great wide oceans.
Its able to float about in the open because it’s a
predator fish.
However it uses its “triggers” to lodge itself into caves
to hide from bigger fish.
The “trigger” is located at the top and bottom of its
body.
4. What does this animal eat?
The triggerfish can grow quite large and has sharp
scary teeth, this is great from finding food
Triggerfish will eat just about anything they can find.
That includes snails, crabs, shells, coruscations, and
small fish.
5. So, why is this animal so unique?
The triggerfish is unique because of its triggers. It has
the ability to lodge itself so it can sleep safely and
cannot be pulled out and become food.
The triggerfish also makes a loud grunting or clicking
noise this can scare enemies ! And its not too often you
get a pet fish who is vocal!!
6. Special adaptations?
The special adaptations are the trigger located on top
and bottom of the fish.
These fish can be seen in the wild and in tanks, some
are brightly colored, as bright colors ward off many
enemies.
7. Interesting facts
There are around 40 species of triggerfish around the world
While triggerfish may be very big beautiful fish, they are
very mean.
Some Triggerfish have been known to “attack” divers,
though this usually consists of only a bite, its very painful,
and may scar.
8. Can you say
this five times
fast? !
In this photo is a
type of trigger fish
commonly known as
the humu humu
triggerfish. This fish
is Hawaii's state fish,
and its true name is
the
Humuhumukunuku
apua fish! Its design
is unique and so is its
name!
9. Biggest and Smallest!
The Stone triggerfish grows
largest of all triggers! They can
grow a little over 3 feet!
The Bluechin triggerfish is the
smallest! Only growing
8.4inches!
10.
11. Keep
swimming!!
As you can see
triggerfish are very
beautiful and
interesting there's so
many species! I hope
after having had read
through this, you have
taking some kind of
interest in these
fantastic creatures,
and I encourage you to
go find out as much
as you can about
them!
I would say they are
about the only fish iv
ever experience to
having some what of a
“personality”!!
